‘Empowering minority voices’

Organization establishes safe spaces for student-athletes To promote education and inclusivity, URI’s MSAC aims to uplift minority student athletes’ voices. PHOTO CREDIT: instagram.com/msac.uri The Minority Student Athlete Crew (MSAC) is a newly founded group with the goal of supporting minority student-athletes.  “Just empowering minority voices, that’s our mission statement,” Trinity Smith, co-founder and president of…

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Students teach technology, social connections to “Cyber Seniors”

College students help connect elders with lessons on all things technology. PHOTO CREDIT: URI College of Health Sciences At the University of Rhode Island, student mentors teach senior citizens how to use technology in the “Cyber-Seniors: Connecting Generations” program, according to Skye Leedahl, associate professor in the human development and family science (HDF) department. Leedahl…

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Justice scholar discusses intersection of reproductive health and social movements

Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies’ Alana Bibeau speaking at “Reproductive Rights as Human Rights: Women of Color and the Fight for Reproductive Justice.” PHOTO CREDIT: Eddie Melfi | Staff Photographer Women of color are largely responsible for creating the reproductive justice movement that is known today, and according to reproductive justice scholar Zakiya Luna,…

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Women’s basketball transfer brings championship-winning experience in final year

URI’s women’s basketball player, Madison Hattix-Covington speaking with coach Tammi Reiss on the sidelines.  PHOTO CREDIT: Connor Zisk | Staff Photographer After a historic four year career at Virginia Commonwealth University, Madison Hattix-Covington has found a new home in Kingston.  As the 2020-21 Atlantic-10 Champion and the first VCU Ram to win the 2019-20 Atlantic-10…

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Film student sees life through new lens

Second-year Cristobal Bustos premiers new documentary film Pictured: Film Student, Cristobal Bustos. PHOTO CREDIT: Eddie Melfi | Staff Photographer  From sports highlight tapes to a new documentary, second-year film student Cristobal Bustos is growing as a filmmaker. Originally from Colombia, Bustos moved to the United States when he was 5 years old with his family,…

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Without a shadow of doubt

Rhody students give their Groundhog Day Predictions We asked University of Rhode Island students what their predictions are for Groundhog Day. “From what I’ve seen weather-wise, I’d probably say more winter. I mean, it was snowing sideways earlier today.” – Ethan Zall ‘26 “I don’t have a prediction because why depend on a groundhog seeing…

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‘From shoreline to seafloor’

Graduate School lecture discusses dangers of plastic pollution The GSO’s “Confronting Ocean Pollution” lecture discusses how plastics and chemicals disrupt marine life. Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor The University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) discussed the dangers of plastic waste and forever chemicals in their lecture entitled “Confronting Ocean Pollution.”…

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An Unfiltered Exchange: Kendall Moore

Pictured: Professor of journalism, Kendall Moore. Photo contributed by: Kendall Moore At the University of Rhode Island, Kendall Moore advocates for gender equality and portraying underrepresented ethnicities in film while being a professor in the department of journalism and film media.  In the classroom, Moore teaches broadcast journalism and documentary filmmaking. Those classes usually have…

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